Date:    Fri, 13 Aug 93 10:53:09 PDT
 From:    Jan Gordon <jagordon@AGSM.UCLA.EDU>
 
 From _Sweet & Natural, Deserts withour Sugar, Honey, Molasses or
 Artificial Sweetners_ by Janet Warrington.
 
 Raisin Drops
 
 1 cup *sweet milk* recipe follows
 1/3 cup packed pitted dates
 2 teaspoon vanilla
 1 large egg or equilivent
 1/3 cup applesauce or mashed banana
 1 3/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats
 1 cup whole wheat flour
 2 tablespoons lowfat soy flour
 2 teaspoons baking powder
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon <I would use 1 tablespoon>
 pinch ground cloves
 pinch nutmeg
 1/2 cups raisins
 
 prepare cookie sheets with oil or spray coombine in blender on low the
 sweet milk, dates, vanillla, egg and mashed fruit, blend til uniform
 
 Add to oatmeal in bowl, stir with a spoon.  Let set for about 5 minutes 
 to moisten oatmeal.
 
 Meahwhile, in large mixing bowl combine flours, baking powder, salt and 
 spices.
 
 Turn on over to 350F
 Add oat mixture to dry ingredients, mix well
 
 Add raisins, stir.
 
 Drop by teaspoonful onto prepared cookie sheets.  Bake 12 - 15 minutes
 until lightly browned and toothpick inserted into center of middle
 cokkie comes out clean.  Remove from pan, cool, store in airtight
 containier in refrigerator.  Freezes well.
 
 
 Sweet milk
  2 cups reconstituted nonfat milk <could probably use fresh nonfat or 
 soy or rice milk>
 2/3 cup raisins
 
 combine milk and raisins in a jar, cover and refrigerate at least 
 overnight, best for 3 days.
 
 Strain milk to remove raisins which will become mushy and flat.

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